Medical Project conducted in Batticaloa Sri Lanka (sent by Siva Sivagnanam) This project was carried out in mid April 2023 in Batticaloa. Major donors were Mr Jude De Silva, Lions Club of Wantirna and Lions Club of Lysterfield. Medical Personnel in Sri Lanka provided free service, while the donations helped the patients to purchase their medicines. The project was coordinated by Siva Sivagnanam, President, Lions Club of Wantirna. Thanks, ...
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The opportunity in Australian housing is now!-by BERTRAM DANIEL Source:Bertramdaniel Australian housing has proven to be a resilient performer throughout all of the major crises over the past 3 decades, including the 1987 stock-market crash, the 1991 recession, the 2001 tech wreck, the 2007-09 global financial crisis and the 2020 extended lockdowns etc. In recent times Australia has had amongst the strongest population growth in the developed world and as the population expands in metropolitan markets it’s becoming increasingly difficult to bring new housing supply online. ANZ & Westpac estimate that Australia’s current underlying housing shortage is around 200,000 homes & rising! ...
Peradeniya University Alumni Association Colombo Source:Dailymirror Office Bearers 2023/2024 The 32nd Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya-Colombo Chapter (AAUPCC) was held on March 31, at the Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka, Colombo 7. Chief Guest was Dr Ranjith Weerasinghe. The following office bearers were elected for 2023/2024. President: Priyath Cabral General Secretary: Palitha Siyamabalapitiya Treasurer: S M Gnanarathna Vice Presidents: Jagath Dahanayake, Jayantha Dolawatta, Indra Jayasekara, Hasantha Palihakkara and K. H. M. S. Premalal Assistant Secretaries: Sriyani Jayasinghe and Kumudini Kulathunga Assistant Treasurer: Ranjith Karunaratne Co-Editors: P Balasingham, Neliya Fernando and Nimal Gunawardena Coordinator: W. M. H. C. Weerasinghe Auditor: S. C. Mayadunne. Another 29 members were also elected as members of the Management Council. ...
Apr 22, 2023
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Tagged Dr Ranjith Weerasinghe, Jagath Dahanayake, University of Peradeniya
Alastair Roosmale-Cocq: Appreciations & Memories-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis VALE ONE by Jeremy Ludowyke My name is Jeremy Ludowyke and I’d like to tell you something of Alistair’s life before he came to Australia in 1969. Like Alistair, I was born in Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon, of Dutch heritage and ancestry. The first Roosmale Cocq arrived in Ceylon from the Netherlands in 1763 and many were Magistrates or Judges in the first Dutch then British colony. Perhaps this is where Alistair inherited his magisterial bearing. The Roosmale Cocq motto is Am Omni Re Paratus, meaning I am ready for anything. A creed Alistair could be said to have lived his life by. And he would have loved the fact that I have just inveigled a Latin phrase into his eulogy. Alistair was the eldest son of Jamie and Marguerite. His father was a formidable and highly-respected man who rose through ...
Apr 22, 2023
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Articles, Michael Roberts
Tagged Jeremy Ludowyke, Sri Lankan schools and Universities
Obituary: Mrs Paulette Pereira’s (née Livera) – Funeral details Wife of Noel, mother of Stuart Annie & Darren. Below msg was sent to me by Brian Pereira on 20/04/23 email Bhmpereira12@gmail.com Kind regards Vernon Davidson Msg from Brian& Noel Family Hi all, Thank you for all the love and support you have shown Dad, Stu, Annie, myself and the extended family in the past few days after mum’s passing. Please see details below for the funeral arrangements Rosary – Sunday 23rd April 15:00hrs St Mary Magdalene Church 22 Volwarra Street Chadstone 3148 Viewing/Rosary– Wednesday 26th April 19:00hrs Le Pine Coburg 825 Sydney Road North Coburg Funeral Service – Thursday 27th April 11:00 St Pauls Catholic Church 230-240 Sunshine Avenue Kealba 3021 There will be a live stream, so if you physically can’t make it but would like to attend please provide an email address and we can send you ...
“MORE de MOTTE MIRTH” – by Des Kelly My humble apologies to Larry de Motte for the ‘mirth’ he is sharing with us, at the moment. In fact, he collaborated with Keith Bennett, even with regard to his 1st Cousin, 3 times removed, whose name was Trevor (who got stuck in his plastic chair, remember ?), and I failed to mention his name in connection to that ‘true story’ that I introduced to all our elLanka Members, recently. Now, Larry & Keith are kind enough to forward MORE de MOTTE MIRTH, and, for this, we thank them both. Desmond Kelly. (Mr.Music) (Editor-in-Chief).. e’Lanka. ...
Evoking labours of Hon Late Gamini Dissanayake in conquering Test status – by Sunil Thenabadu The endeavours of the late Gamini Dissanayake, while holding several Ministerial Portfolios other than spearheading the Mahaweli project, have helped vastly to uplift to a large extent the basic living standards, especially of the average citizen and made a tremendous impact on the economic revival of the country, which is of course is no exaggeration. Besides being dynamically engaged in our development progression, he found the time to be actively involved in the game of cricket; having held office as the President of the Board of Control of Cricket in Sri Lanka, (BCCSL, now known as Sri Lanka Cricket,SLC) from June 1981 to June 1989 and thereafter, for a brief period of four months, immediately prior to his tragic death in 1994; during which period he made loads of momentous contributions. Throughout the tenure of past ...
Apr 22, 2023
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Articles, Sunil Thenabadu
Tagged Cricket in Sri Lanka, Gamini Dissanayake, Mahaweli Project
Equipped with bliss of serenity – by Sunil Thenabadu Most Venerable Weligama Gnanarathana Maha Nayaka Thera: The Mahanayake of the Amarapura Nikaya, Dharmarakshita Sector, Chief Incumbent of Ratmalana Mallikaramaya temple Agga Maha Panditha Rajakeeya Welgama Gnanarathana Thera passed away in the year 2014 at the age of 101 years. The appointment of the Most Venerable Agga Panditha Rajakeeya Weligama Gnanaratana Thera as the Mahanayake Thera of the Dharmarakshita chapter of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya was unanimously announced by the Executive Sangha Committee of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya on September 12, 2003, a position vacated with the demise of the Most Venerable Agga Maha Panditha Madihe Pannasiha Mahanayake Thera. The Mahanayake Thera was until then the Anu Nayaka Mahanayake Thera for 47 long years. The Thera received the Aktha Patra disclosing the origins which elaborate in detail on the Thera’s colossal contribution to the Sasana from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. The Thera ...
SUNDAY CHOICE – The Biblical definition of Grace – by Charles Schokman Grace is the basis for the Christian faith. We believe we are saved by faith through grace. God’s grace is usually defined as undeserved favour. Grace cannot be earned; it is something that is freely given. We count on God’s grace and the bridge He built in our relationship with Him. 2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Let’s rejoice in the Goodness of His grace. Lyrics Come you broken, heavy laden Come you helpless, come you in despair Come be blessed, come be saved Come believe, come receive the goodness of ...
Esric Jackson…..Sri Lanka’s and Melbourne’s ‘comeback kid’- BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Strength, resilience and a God given talent is what personifes Esric Jackson, one of Sri Lanka’s outstanding vocal talent over several decades. And there’s no sign of his love for entertainment and being in the thick of it waning. Not in the near future anyway. His sojourn into music began at tender age in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, where a promising musical career was dramatically interrupted and forced into a U turn. Trying to help a stranded Colombo band to raise enough money to buy them return transport home, he related in a Television interview with Noeline Honter, on Channel 31 in Melbourne, how he got into hot water with local politicians. “I felt sorry for the guys when I found out their plight which made at least one of them reach the point of ...
Apr 22, 2023
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Articles, Trevine Rodrigo
Tagged Dr. Hook, Esric and Sandra, Esric Jackson, Gloria Loring, Jade Hurley, Marcia Hines, Music, Ricky May, Smokey, Sri Lanka
